A Loss, or a Metaphor?
W - Vazquez (5-6)
L - Dempster (4-5)
S - Soriano (6)
Box Score, Photos
Things to Take from This Game
1. An Evening Full of Singles and Scoring Opportunities...
The Cubs had 9 hits off of Vazquez, all of them singles, and another hit off of Soriano in relief.
2. ...That Leads to Nothing but a lot of Getting Left Stranded on Second Base.
The Cubs left 12 men on base. Perhaps most
confounding was the decision to let Blanco bat with the bases loaded
and two outs in the sixth.
3. But at Least there are Consolation Prizes?
We can be happy that Dempster had a fine performance, gutting out 6.2 innings in the Atlanta heat. He still had some control problems, but other than McLouth, the Braves struggled to do much against him. And that has to make up for some of the frustration at getting shut out, right?
The futile details, below.
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